With gratitude toward George Ella Lyon
I am from love From family dinners and boardgames I am from rowdiness From sarcasm and crying laughter Home cooked meals, bedtime stories, and muddy shoes I am from arguments Lonely nights and boring days Tears of happiness and hatred I am from compromise From mom’s house to dad’s house and back again Hand-me-downs and knitted sweaters I am from a big pine tree in my yard that is now just a stump From playing at the park and going on picnics I am from the Laneville’s Who will give you the shirt off their back if you ask nice enough People who will drop everything to help the ones they love I am everything and nothing all in one But overall I am me